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Topic Review (Newest First)

09-04-2019 06:45 PM

dogtag114

...and thanks to these forums I continue to buy things "I didn't know I needed"...

Here is mine...

The original body colour was metallic Racing Green (Lotus paint code C203) with Phantom Black (Lotus paint code C123) roof and door mirrors with matte black (Lotus paint code B141) sills as part of the black pack. The interior was trimmed with black Alcantara® with silver stitching. Factory optional extras were; Alcantara® pack, 6-speed automatic transmission, black package, cruise control, yellow brake calipers, black forged wheels, metallic paint and subwoofer. The car also had the distributor optional Lotus guard premium applied in the US. The car was signed from production on the 4th November 2016. The car was imported into the US by Lotus Cars USA, Inc. who would retain any further history. Their records show the selling dealer Victory Lotus in Somerset, New Jersey.

The Evora 400 was launched as a 2017 model year to the USA and Canada with the first car leaving production in August 2016. The 2017 model year for the USA consisted of; 173 with manual transmission, 143 with automatic transmission and 11 Sport 410. The following is based on serial number sequence and data available to date for the 2017 Evora 400 with automatic transmission for the US market only;
Your car is the 113th out of 143 cars
Your car is the 7th out of 9 cars in metallic Racing Green (or the last out of 5 cars with black pack)
Your car is the last out of 2 cars in metallic Racing Green with black pack and Alcantara® trim, Your car is the only one in the same colour, trim and factory options.
Metallic Racing Green was the 8th most popular colour out of the 17 different colours used on the 2017 model year Evora 400 in total for the US market.

07-17-2019 09:35 AM

Lovora

I received my provenance from Andy last week. Very prompt and courteous service I might add.

The VIN supplied for your Lotus Evora was SCCLMDVN0HHA11043 which can be broken down into
the manufacturer identifier code (SCC=UK manufacturer, Lotus Cars Ltd.), the brand (L=Lotus), the
model (MD=Evora), the engine type (V=2GR supercharged and charge-cooled - 400), the restraint
system (N=dual front air bags and side air bags + front and rear 3 point seat belts), the check digit
(0), the model year (H=2017), the assembly plant (H=Hethel, UK), the market specification (A=LHD
for USA), the transmission type (1=manual transmission) and the serial number (1043). The serial
number sequence is shared with all Lotus models worldwide. The original engine number was 2GR
K348765 which can be broken down into the engine type (2GR=2GR-FE 3.5 litre V6) and the serial
number (K348765). The gearbox number was GB4648.
The original body colour was metallic grey (Lotus paint code C185). The interior was trimmed with
standard black leather with black stitching. Factory optional extras were; cruise control, metallic paint
and subwoofer. The car was signed from production on the 24th May 2017. The car was imported
into the US by Lotus Cars USA, Inc. who would retain any further history. Their records show the
selling dealer was Park Place Limited in Bellevue, WA and the car was sold to a customer in
Redmond, WA in October 2017.
The Evora 400 was launched as a 2017 model year to the USA and Canada with the first car leaving
production in August 2016. The 2017 model year for the USA consisted of; 173 with manual
transmission, 144 with automatic transmission and 11 Sport 410. The following is based on serial
number sequence and data available to date for the 2017 Evora 400 with manual transmission for
the US market only;
Your car is the 150th out of 173 cars,
Your car is the 18th out of 20 cars in metallic grey (or the 6th out of 7 in all grey without black pack),
Your car is the 1st out of 2 cars in all metallic grey with standard black leather (both cars had the
same options).
Metallic grey was the 5th most popular colour out of the 17 different colours used on the 2017 model
year Evora 400 in total for the US market.

Who has the other twin metallic grey / black leather with Subwoofer and cruise?

Most (Obviously) of the 2018 Evoras were bespoke colors - one of one. These weren't ordered by customers, Lotus just did them in all kinds of colors and sent them over. If you search on Autotrader or Car Gurus for 2018's you'll see a very small sample of them.

The Evora 400 was launched as a 2017 model year to the USA and Canada with the first car leaving
production in August 2016. The 2018 model year for the USA consisted of; 79 cars with manual
transmission, 16 with automatic transmission and 2 Sport 410. The following is based on serial
number sequence and data available to date for the 2018 Evora 400 with manual transmission for
the US market only;
Your car is the 22nd out of 79 cars,
Your car is the last out of 3 cars in metallic blue (or last of 2 in blue with black pack),
Your car is the only one in metallic blue with black pack and tan trim (the other car in blue with tan
leather didn’t have black pack).
Metallic blue was the joint 5th most popular colour out of the 47 different colours (many were single
or low numbers) used on the 2018 Evora 400 with manual transmission for the USA.

05-01-2019 05:44 PM

roarf

Received my certificate of provenance a few weeks ago. I figured it was pretty rare since Chrome Orange wasn't a standard color in 2014. Only manual S in '14 with leather (one other manual but with Suedetex).

Quote:

The 2014 model year is the last year the Evora was available in the US before the introduction of
the 2017 Evora 400. The 2014 model year for the USA consisted of; 31 Evora, 62 Evora IPS, 84
Evora S, 103 Evora S IPS. The following is based on serial number sequence and data available to
date for the 2014 Evora S for the USA only;
Your car was the 70th out of 84 cars,
Your car was the 1st out of 2 cars in Chrome Orange,Your car was the only one in Chrome Orange with leather trim (the other car in Chrome Orange had
SuedeTex® trim).
Chrome Orange was the joint 2nd rarest colour out of the 19 different colours used on the 2014 Evora
S for the US.
Out of all the 2014 model year Evora variants for the US, your car was the 45th from last.

I hope you find this information of interest and you enjoy your Evora ownership.

16th 'newest' (latest) of the Series 1 version, we also have 2017 and 2018 Evora 400's and Sport 410's driving around.

04-26-2019 04:52 AM

jdolluc

The 2014 model year was the last year the Evora was available in the US before the introduction of the 2017 Evora 400.
The 2014 model year for the USA consisted of; 31 Evora, 62 Evora IPS, 84 Evora S, 103 Evora S IPS.

The following is based on serial number sequence and data available to date for the 2014 Evora (normally aspirated with manual transmission) for the USA only;
Your car was the 27th out of 31 cars
Your car was the last out of 7 cars in Ardent Red,
Your car was the last out of 4 cars in Ardent Red with black pack (black roof, sills etc.),
Your car was only one in Ardent Red with black pack and the premium ‘Sport’ trim.

Ardent Red was the most popular colour out of 11 different colours on the US 2014 Evora.

Your car is the 16th from last Evora for the US (including all variants).

The original body colour was Nightfall Blue metallic, Lotus paint code C105. The interior was trimmed with cognac leather. Factory optional extras were; metallic paint, IPS (automatic transmission), IPS sport pack, premium pack trim, power folding door mirrors, forged design wheels and tech pack with backup camera. The car also had a distributor optional star shield applied at the port in the US. The car was signed from production on the 12th May 2012. The car was exported to the US through Lotus Cars USA, Inc. who would retain any further history once the car enters the US. Their records show the original dealer was Lotus of Austin, Texas.

The 2012 model year Evora received the revised interior as well as other revisions, some of these like the revised door locks were introduced part way into the 2012 model year. The US 2012 model year consisted of 1 Evora (base model), 90 Evora IPS, 54 Evora S and 14 Evora GP Editions. The following is based on serial number sequence and data available to date for the 2012 MY Evora IPS for the USA only:
Your car was the 30th out of 90 cars.
Your car was the 5th out of 12 cars in Nightfall Blue.
Your car was the 3rd out of 8 cars in Nightfall Blue with cognac leather trim.Your car was the only one in Nightfall Blue with the same trim and options.
Nightfall Blue was the 3rd most popular colour out of 15 different colours on the 2012 Evora IPS for the US market.

I hope you find this information of interest and enjoy your Evora ownership.

Regards,
Andy Graham
Lotus Archives

03-24-2019 06:16 AM

PCM

Here are the provenance details on my 2017 Evora 400:

“The new Evora 400 was launched as a 2017 model year to the USA and Canada with the first car leaving production in August 2016. The 2017 model year to the USA consisted of: 173 manual transmission, 144 auto transmission, and 11 Sport 410. The following is based on serial number sequence and data available to date for the 2017 Evora 400 with manual transmission for the US market only:
Your car was the 157th out of 173 cars,
Your car was the 15th out of 18 cars in red (13 of these had black pack)
Your car was the last out of 5 cars in red with black pack and black leather with silver stitching but the only one with the same options,
Solid red was the 3rd most popular color out of the 17 different colors used on the 2017 model year Evora 400 in total for the US Market.”

The build total for all Evora models for the US market was 1256 cars between the 2010-2014 M.Y.
I hope you find this information of interest and you enjoy your Evora ownership.
Regards,
Andy Graham Lotus Archives

I've always understood 1,216 as the total number of Evora built (all variants) for the US market - this was extrapolated by totaling up all the different info from the shared Certificates of Provenance in this thread... however this seems to be the first time (that I could find) Andy mentioned 1256 as the total. Any consensus on which number is correct? I read in previous posts about the 'Chinese' Evoras, which It seems there were 26 of them - might be part of the answer.

Are they still doing this? I was thinking of getting one for my car soon. I just need to send Andy an email, correct?

As far as we know, yes. He is "the" guy, so don't expect rapid communication. However, the consensus is he won't neglect anyone's request... just takes days (some times a week+) to hear back. I believe email is the most effective way.

02-28-2019 04:03 AM

roarf

Are they still doing this? I was thinking of getting one for my car soon. I just need to send Andy an email, correct?

Just recieved from Andy Graham for MY2013. S IPS 2+2 Laser Blue.
Wonder if the other two MY2013 Laser Blue owners are on the board?
//////////

The following is for the USA market only. The 2012 model year Evora received the revised interior (including new colours) as well as other revisions and the 2013 model year saw the introduction of the Evora S IPS and the 2014 model year was the last for the Evora in the US there was a break before the introduction of the 2017 Evora 400. The 2013 model year consisted of 26 Evora, 42 Evora IPS, 26 Evora S, 76 Evora S IPS. The following is based on serial number sequence and data available to date for the USA 2013 model year Evora S IPS only; Your car was the 40th out of 76 cars, Your car was the 2nd out of 3 cars in Laser Blue (all 3 cars had ‘Sport’ Ebony black leather trim), Your car was the 1st out of 2 cars in Laser Blue with the same options (the other car had silver forged wheels). Laser Blue was the 9th most popular colour out of the 15 different colours used on the US 2013 Evora S IPS. For the final 2014 model year there were a further 103 Evora S IPS, 6 of them was in Laser Blue. The build total for all Evora models for the US market was 1256 cars between the 2010-2014 M.Y.
I hope you find this information of interest and you enjoy your Evora ownership.
Regards,
Andy Graham Lotus Archives

I have a MY14 Evora IPS in Laser Blue. It has a the black forged wheels, black pack. black alcantara interior. The laser blue color seems to be very hard to find. Everyone compliments on the beautiful color of the car. When it is polished and waxed, the color is gorgeous. I wanted to protect the paint so I had ceramic coating applied.

01-26-2019 08:46 AM

racer111

Very Cool, I have ordered mine today

09-05-2018 08:56 AM

bruss

Had some info on my Evora S today from the Lotus archives.. Apparently the first ever Evora S produced and used as Lotus' launch show car.

"The original body colour was Starlight Black metallic, Lotus paint code B93. The original interior
trim was a special black leather and Alcantara with additional carbon fittings. Optional extras were;
diamond cut forged wheels, metallic paint, power folding door mirrors, body colour door handles,
tech pack with reversing camera and a special request for the custom interior. Sport pack was
standard on the S model."

07-19-2018 10:51 AM

Kapoosh1

Here's the details on my 400.

"The original body colour was metallic white (Lotus paint code C201) with Phantom black (C123)
roof and door mirrors and matt black (B141) sills as part of the black pack. The original interior trim
was red Alcantara® with silver stitching. Factory optional extras were; metallic paint, black pack,
cruise control, gloss black forged wheels and Alcantara® trim pack. The car was signed from
production on the 26th April 2017. The selling dealer was Lotus of Pompano, in Pompano Beach,
Florida with the first owner recorded as you.
The new Evora 400 was launched as a 2017 model year to the USA and Canada with the first car
leaving production in August 2016. The following is based on serial number sequence and data
available to date for the 2017 Evora 400 for the US market only (excludes 410);

Your car was the 254th out of 317 cars,
Your car was the 42nd out of 51 cars in metallic white,
Your car was the 32nd out of 41 cars in metallic white with black pack,
Your car was the 3rd out of 4 cars in metallic white with black pack and red Alcantara®,
Your car was the 2nd out of 3 cars in metallic white with black pack and red Alcantara® and manual
transmission,
Your car was the only one in the same colour, trim and factory options as listed above.

Metallic White was the most popular colour used on the US 2017 Evora 400 out of 17 different
colours."

06-29-2018 05:06 AM

James33

If you pay additional you can get your car painted in any color Lotus has ever done - someone did Aubergine that looks amazing.

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